By Henry Schulman The Giants were the 10th seed in this tournament, the little guys who backed their way in. Have some fun, get your participation medal, move out of the way and give the big boys room …

Nationals broadcaster F.P. Santangelo knows just how the Giants feel right now. Santangelo was a backup infielder for the 2001 A’s, who had a lead of two games to one in their Division Series at home, …

UPDATE, 3:55 p.m.: Manager Bruce Bochy said he did not spend much time thinking about dropping Gregor Blanco in the lineup against left-hander Gio Gonzalez and having Hunter Pence lead off. “He’s our …